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AWS BVAg-18 vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
71

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
21

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
88.8 to 91.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0